Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ

The Amr ibn al-As Mosque is a , located in the neighbourhood of , . Named in honour of the Arab Muslim commander Amr ibn al-As, the mosque was built in c. 642 CE as the centre of the newly founded capital of Egypt, .
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  • Type: Religious organization
  • Description: mosque in Egypt
  • Also known as: “‘Amrū Ibn al ‘Āş Mosque”, “Amr ibn al-‘As”, “Amr Ibn Al-Aas Mosque (Cairo)”, “Amr Ibn Al-As”, “Amr ibn al-As Mosque”, “Amr ibn el-As”, “Jami‘ ’Amr ibn al-‘As”, “Masjid ‘Amrū Bin al ‘Āş”, “Masjid `Amru Bin al `As”, “mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Aṣī”, “Mosque of Amr ibn al-As”, and “ʿAmr b. al-ʿĀṣ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fustat and Coptic Museum.

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, also Fostat, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, though it has been integrated into . It was built adjacent to what is now known as by the Rashidun Muslim general 'Amr ibn al-'As immediately after the Muslim conquest of in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of Amr, the first built in Egypt. is situated 360 metres southeast of Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ.

Museum
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The is a in , with the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. is situated 510 metres southwest of Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ.

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The , sometimes referred to as the Geniza Synagogue, the Synagogue of the Levantines, or the Synagogue of the Jerusalemites is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the part of , . is situated 480 metres south of Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Cairo and Sayyidah Zainab District.

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is the extensive district of southern from the southern boundary of down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.

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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , . Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque.

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Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land. Here is , the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.

Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ

Latitude
30.00981° or 30° 0′ 35″ north
Longitude
31.23284° or 31° 13′ 58″ east
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
8G2H265M+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28827688
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Geo­Names ID
7922959
Wiki­data ID
Q683511
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Western Mari—“Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Meuseujid Amru bin ‘Ash”
  • Achinese: “Meuseujid Amru bin ’Ash”
  • Albanian: “Xhamia e Amrit”
  • Arabic: “جامع عمرو بالفسطاط”
  • Arabic: “جامع عمرو بن العاص بالقاهرة”
  • Arabic: “جامع عمرو بن العاص”
  • Arabic: “عمرو بن العاص”
  • Arabic: “مسجد عمرو بن العاص”
  • Basque: “Amr ibn al-As meskita”
  • Bengali: “আমর ইবনুল আস মসজিদ”
  • Bosnian: “Džamija Amra ibn El-Asa”
  • Catalan: “mesquita d’Amr”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita d’Amr”
  • Chinese: “阿姆鲁·伊本·阿斯清真寺”
  • Chinese: “阿姆鲁·本·阿斯清真寺”
  • Chinese: “阿慕尔·本·阿绥清真寺”
  • Dutch: “Mosque of Amr ibn al-As”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع عمرو بن العاص”
  • Finnish: “Amr ibn al-Asin moskeija”
  • French: “mosquée Amr ibn al-As”
  • French: “Mosquée Amr ibn al-As”
  • French: “Mosquée d’Amr ibn el-As”
  • French: “mosquée ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ”
  • French: “Gâmaʼ Aʼmrou” (historical)
  • French: “mosquée d’Amrou” (historical)
  • French: “mosquée de Amr ibn el-Âss” (historical)
  • French: “mosquée de ʽAmr” (historical)
  • German: “Amr Ibn el As-Moschee”
  • German: “Moschee des ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀs”
  • Hausa: “Masallacin Amr ibn al-As”
  • Hebrew: “מסגד עמר אבן אל-עאץ”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Amru bin Ash”
  • Italian: “moschea di Amr ibn al-As”
  • Italian: “Moschea di Amr ibn al-As”
  • Japanese: “アムル・イブン・アル＝アース・モスク”
  • Kazakh: “Әмір ибн әл-Ас мешіті”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Amr ibn al-As”
  • Lithuanian: “Amro mečetė”
  • Macedonian: “Џамија Амр Ибн Ал-Ас”
  • Malay: “Masjid Amr ibn al-Aas”
  • Persian: “مسجد عمرو بن عاص”
  • Polish: “Meczet Amr ibn al-As”
  • Polish: “Meczet Amra Ibn al-Asa”
  • Portuguese: “Mesquita de Amr ibn al-As”
  • Portuguese: “Mesquita de Anre ibne Alas”
  • Romanian: “Moscheea Amr”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Амра ибн аль-Аса”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Амра”
  • Slovenian: “Mošeja Amr ibn al-‘As”
  • Slovenian: “Mošeja Amr ibn al-’As”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de Amr ibn al-As”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de Amr”
  • Turkish: “Amr b. As Camii”
  • Turkish: “Amr bin Âs Camii”
  • Turkish: “Amr Cami”
  • Turkish: “Amr Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Амра”
  • Urdu: “مسجد عمرو بن العاص”
  • Uzbek: “Amir masjidi”
  • Western Mari: “Амр Ибн Аль-Ас мечеть”

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